Join CI Games and be part of shaping the future of gaming. As we embark on an ambitious strategic roadmap with major releases planned for 2025-2028, we're seeking a talented and dedicated AI Pipeline Architect to help us create ground-breaking experiences that captivate players worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Architecting Strategy & Adoption

• Define and champion a long-term strategic roadmap for the adoption of procedural generation and generative AI, identifying high-impact opportunities and guiding decisions on when to build bespoke solutions versus leveraging existing ones.
• Foster a collaborative, cross-disciplinary culture by uniting creators from design, art, engineering, and QA to ensure new systems empower their creative ambitions.
• Establish and uphold the studio's standards for excellence, ensuring that all procedural and AI-driven initiatives protect artistic integrity, maintain legal compliance, and secure intellectual property.
• Partner with designers and engine programmers to seamlessly integrate pioneering procedural and AI tools into the core Unreal Engine 5 development environment.
• Focus on innovating the game development pipeline while contributing to broader engineering efforts in areas like automation, testing, and general software development.

Prototyping & Development

• Lead the exploration and development of next-generation procedural content systems and AI-assisted creative pipelines.
• Build powerful tools, editor extensions, and innovative workflows within Unreal Engine 5 that accelerate world generation and AI-assisted content creation.
• Strategically leverage existing generative AI models, and spearhead initiatives to fine-tune them with in-house game assets where appropriate.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Act as the studio's authority on emerging technologies in procedural generation, generative AI, and real-time engine features.
• Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with academic researchers and middleware vendors to bring cutting-edge solutions into the development pipeline.
• Mentor team members, elevating their skills and promoting the effective, creative use of new procedural and AI-driven systems.
• Inspire innovation while defining the standards and best practices that will guide procedural and AI development and ensure successful adoption of new technologies.

Key Requirements

• 8+ years of game development experience, with deep expertise in procedural content generation, tools, or pipeline engineering.
• A proven track record of shipping multiple titles in a senior individual contributor role (e.g., Principal Engineer, Technical Architect, or Lead Developer).
• Exceptional expertise with Unreal Engine 5, including C++ programming, blueprinting, and a profound understanding of engine architecture for both tools and runtime.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and implementing sophisticated procedural content generation systems from the ground up.
• Demonstrable experience integrating and leveraging generative AI technologies to solve complex challenges within game development pipelines.
• Expertise in procedural asset creation and tooling, with proficiency in relevant industry-standard software and a forward-thinking approach to pioneering new solutions.
• Strong command of modern game development pipelines, software engineering best practices, and building scalable systems.
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to lead ambitious technical initiatives and inspire adoption of new technologies across multiple teams.
• A passion for continuous learning, innovation, and solving challenging problems.
• Experience working effectively in a remote-first environment is a plus.

What we offer

• Attractive remuneration and annual discretionary bonus.
• Generous benefits supporting your wellbeing.
• Opportunities for professional development within a supportive and collaborative team.
• Remote work with flexible schedules (core working hours 10am–4pm CET), allowing you to work alongside talented individuals from around the world.
• An opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and stay at the forefront of the gaming industry.
• A diverse and inclusive workplace that celebrates all backgrounds.
• Company events and wrap-up parties, access to all games released by CI Games and company merchandise.
• A chance to be part of something ground-breaking as the company shapes the future of gaming.

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Recruitment Process

• Initial review of CV, portfolio and application answers by Talent Acquisition and the hiring team.
• Initial call with a Talent Acquisition Specialist to discuss experience, expectations of a fully remote environment, and some admin questions.
• One or two interviews with the hiring team; these will be more technical and deeper into experience, skills and knowledge. NDA will have been signed by this stage and more about the project will be discussed.
• A test may be requested on an individual basis.
• Final step: offer presentation call with the Talent Acquisition Specialist and future line manager to discuss the offer and next steps.

About CI Games

Established in 2002, CI Games is an independent video game developer and publisher known for titles such as Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Warrior. CI Games has operated with fully remote teams since 2020, with most employees based throughout Europe. The company lists ~180 co-workers.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to accessibility and not discriminating based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or social status. If you require adjustments or flexible arrangements for interviews or in-role, please indicate this in your application.

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